Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Invincible Investment / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/invincible-investment-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3617:1" rel="noopener">Invincible Investment (8963 JP)</a> plans to raise around US$230m to fund the acquisition of six hotel assets in Japan.</li>
<li>The stock has done well over the past year and so have most of its deals which we have covered in the past.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Invincible Investment (8963 JP) plans to raise around US$230m to fund the acquisition of six hotel assets in Japan.
The stock has done well over the past year and so have most of its deals which we have covered in the past.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Invincible Investment Corp Placement - Decent Accretion Despite the Large Dilution

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-excellent-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12745:1" rel="noopener">Japan Excellent (8987 JP)</a> has been the worst-performing Office J-REIT amongst the existing crop since the end of 2019.</li>
<li>Today, we got news of a possible flow event - a buyer.</li>
<li>There is room here for Japan Excellent to outperform over the next several months.</li>
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Japan Excellent (8987 JP) has been the worst-performing Office J-REIT amongst the existing crop since the end of 2019.
Today, we got news of a possible flow event - a buyer.
There is room here for Japan Excellent to outperform over the next several months.


Japan Excellent REIT (8987) - Possible Sustained Flow Event

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

Announcements keep on coming from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-exchange-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1047:1" rel="noopener">Singapore Exchange (SGX SP)</a> and its SGX FIRST sustainable investing platform. Weeks after launching Climate Impact X – SGX's carbon exchange joint venture with DBS, Standard Chartered, and Temasek – the exchange announced (on 14 June) the launch of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sgx-nikkei-esg-reit-index-futures" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33480:1" rel="noopener">SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index Futures (JRTA INDEX)</a> contract.For SGX, the launch further solidifies its position as Asia's leading financial exchange for all things sustainable investing and finance (and of course, REITs). For investors, the ESG-REIT Index futures contract expands the menu of products for REIT-related ESG investing. That is far more significant than it sounds; Real Estate is a sleeping ESG giant of sorts, and investment products are lacking.Therein lies the second of two goals for this Insight. The first is, rather obviously, to delve into the SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT product – the underlying index and futures contract. The second is to take it as an opportunity to broach an important, but often underrated, topic – the relationships between ESG and the Real Estate sector, including REITs. Much of it positive, or at least potentially so.Think about it. One billion buildings in the world already, and expected to double by 2060.

Announcements keep on coming from Singapore Exchange (SGX SP) and its SGX FIRST sustainable investing platform. Weeks after launching Climate Impact X – SGX's carbon exchange joint venture with DBS, Standard Chartered, and Temasek – the exchange announced (on 14 June) the launch of the SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index Futures (JRTA INDEX) contract.For SGX, the launch further solidifies its position as Asia's leading financial exchange for all things sustainable investing and finance (and of course, REITs). For investors, the ESG-REIT Index futures contract expands the menu of products for REIT-related ESG investing. That is far more significant than it sounds; Real Estate is a sleeping ESG giant of sorts, and investment products are lacking.Therein lies the second of two goals for this Insight. The first is, rather obviously, to delve into the SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT product – the underlying index and futures contract. The second is to take it as an opportunity to broach an important, but often underrated, topic – the relationships between ESG and the Real Estate sector, including REITs. Much of it positive, or at least potentially so.Think about it. One billion buildings in the world already, and expected to double by 2060.

SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index Futures Launch Is an Ideal Backdrop for an Important Topic: ESG and REITs

Starwood Capital Group, a well-known real estate investor operating in half a dozen countries around the world, with current global AUM in excess of US$75bn. They manage private REITs globally and also manage the largest commercial real estate investment trust in the United States - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/starwood-property-trust-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9223:1" rel="noopener">Starwood Property Trust (STWD US)</a> 
Together with affiliated investors, on Friday Starwood Capital Group filed that it owned just over 5% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/invesco-office-j-reit-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7414:1" rel="noopener">Invesco Office J Reit (3298 JP)</a> (filing attached below) and announced its intention to conduct a Tender Offer to buy out minorities. 
Invesco Office J-REIT, for its part, this morning <a href="http://www.invesco-reit.co.jp/file/en-news-060e1e4140efcec71c52617190ca80605a5d1749.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that this was made "unilaterally and with no prior notification." This classifies the action as hostile.
The Tender Offer Price is to be set at JPY 20,000/unit, which is s 13.3% premium to Friday's close, and a premium of 14.68% and 23.71% to the 1mo and 3mo closing price averages. 
This appears to have been put together somewhat hastily as the starwood website outlining the Tender Offer - <a href="https://www.starwoodjapantob.jp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.starwoodjapantob.jp/</a> - says the website is still being prepped.
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This deal comes in well over book and at something like 19x TTM FFO. 
The market's immediate reaction this morning is to bid the REIT through terms. 
Start Date? Unknown.  Minimum Threshold? Unknown. 
J-REIT takeovers are rare enough that hostile action is also rare, though not unknown. This will, however, be the first TOB of a Japanese REIT where the goal is to delist the REIT.
Hostile action on J-REITs comes with its own issues and parameters. And it is not as hard as it might be for a corporation. Starwood is counting on it. And that limits the Asset Manager's ability to defend itself.

Starwood Capital Group, a well-known real estate investor operating in half a dozen countries around the world, with current global AUM in excess of US$75bn. They manage private REITs globally and also manage the largest commercial real estate investment trust in the United States - Starwood Property Trust (STWD US) 
Together with affiliated investors, on Friday Starwood Capital Group filed that it owned just over 5% of Invesco Office J Reit (3298 JP) (filing attached below) and announced its intention to conduct a Tender Offer to buy out minorities. 
Invesco Office J-REIT, for its part, this morning announced that this was made "unilaterally and with no prior notification." This classifies the action as hostile.
The Tender Offer Price is to be set at JPY 20,000/unit, which is s 13.3% premium to Friday's close, and a premium of 14.68% and 23.71% to the 1mo and 3mo closing price averages. 
This appears to have been put together somewhat hastily as the starwood website outlining the Tender Offer - https://www.starwoodjapantob.jp/ - says the website is still being prepped.



This deal comes in well over book and at something like 19x TTM FFO. 
The market's immediate reaction this morning is to bid the REIT through terms. 
Start Date? Unknown.  Minimum Threshold? Unknown. 
J-REIT takeovers are rare enough that hostile action is also rare, though not unknown. This will, however, be the first TOB of a Japanese REIT where the goal is to delist the REIT.
Hostile action on J-REITs comes with its own issues and parameters. And it is not as hard as it might be for a corporation. Starwood is counting on it. And that limits the Asset Manager's ability to defend itself. 

Starwood Targets Japan's First Hostile REIT Full TOB for Invesco Office J-REIT

Japan

One REIT, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust company. The Company provides real estate securitization investments, real estate investment trust management, and other services. One REIT invests in office buildings, commercial facilities, and other buildings.

One REIT (3290 JP)

Invincible Investment Corp Placement - Decent Accretion Despite the Large Dilution

Invincible Investment plans to raise around US$230m to fund the acquisition of six hotel assets in Japan. In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Japan Excellent REIT (8987) - Possible Sustained Flow Event

Japan Excellent is a mid-range (but small) office J-REIT. Slightly under-levered. Slightly high dividend. The sponsor wants greater investor...

Travis Lundy

SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index Futures Launch Is an Ideal Backdrop for an Important Topic: ESG and REITs

Singapore Exchange just launched the SGX Nikkei ESG-REIT Index futures contract. A multi-win for SGX, but it also serves as a reminder of how...

Kyle Rudden

Starwood Targets Japan's First Hostile REIT Full TOB for Invesco Office J-REIT

Starwood announced it intends to conduct Japan's first TOB Tender Offer designed to delist a J-REIT. J-REIT voting rules/rights are different, and...

Travis Lundy